CPPT Main Event: 3rd Place - PJ Caruso ($37,954)

CPPT Main Event (Day 2)

Level 30 (40,000/80,000/10,000)
Total Entrants: 282
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Average: 4,200,000

PJ Caruso (Georgetown, MA)

PJ Caruso came off to a fast start after the dinner break, knocking out Frank Sgambato and Jay Feingold in 4th and 5th place respectfully, but after play got to three handed it didn't go as smoothly as he was time and time again cut down by Fred Paradis and eventually was the shortest stack at this Card Player Poker Tour Main Event Final Table.

He'd eventually get his final 1,700,000 chips in the middle after Dilipkumar Patel opened the action from the button to 500,000 a massive over raise, basically committing himself to the pot after Caruso shoved.

Patel would mumble something about "knowing he was going to do it" and snap called with [5c][5d].

Caruso was racing for his tournament life holding [Ad][Jh] and would be unable to find a pair on the [6s][3d][2s][3c][9c] run out, eliminating him in 3rd place.

Caruso was one of the more aggressive players throughout the last two days of this event and it looked like he had taken control after the dinner break, but he was unable to continue that momentum and would make the biggest cash of his career, $38,000 for his podium finish.

We are now heads up for the CPPT Main Event title with Fred Paradis and Dilipkumar Patel somewhat evenly stacked with an updated count coming shortly.